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Ohio suspends voter ID law for absentees
Nov 1 2006 11:58PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Lawyers for the state and groups that opposed Ohio's voter identification rules claimed victory Wednesday in a settlement that suspends the law for absentee voters and clarifies and expands it for voting in person.
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School security guard shot on Halloween
Nov 1 2006 11:52PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Virginia man charged with killing a security guard who was patrolling a high school to prevent Halloween mischief was being questioned Wednesday in the death of another man whose car was stolen.
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Wash. woman unexpectedly has baby boy
Nov 1 2006 11:18PM (CT)
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - Amanda Brisendine attributed the 30 pounds she gained in the past year to an abandoned smoking habit and rich food. So when she went to the hospital with sharp stomach pain, she wasn't expecting to leave with a newborn son.
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Amnesia victim still has no memories
Nov 1 2006 11:03PM (CT)
LACEY, Wash. (AP) - He's flipped through the photographs, listened to the stories, read through all the letters. He's even trolled through his computer files looking for clues. But more than a month after he woke up with no memory on the streets of Denver, Jeff Ingram still has no idea who he is.
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Jet skids to belly landing in Fla.
Nov 1 2006 11:03PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A charter jet skidded to a stop on its belly when its landing gear failed to extend upon arrival Wednesday, causing the aircraft to spill fuel on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, officials said.
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Novelist William Styron dies at age 81
Nov 1 2006 10:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and other novels whose explorations of the darkest corners of the human mind and experience were charged by his own near-suicidal demons, died Wednesday. He was 81.
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Joey Buttafuoco sentence postponed
Nov 1 2006 10:27PM (CT)
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (AP) - Former tabloid news darling Joey Buttafuoco was granted two more months of freedom Wednesday by a judge who postponed the start of his one-year jail term for illegally possessing ammunition.
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Vt. student charged with needle stabbing
Nov 1 2006 10:23PM (CT)
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy accused of jabbing more than a dozen other students with a hypodermic needle he found in the street was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault, authorities said.
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Man denies killing parents, 3 sisters
Nov 1 2006 10:17PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting his parents and three younger sisters and was ordered to undergo a mental health exam.
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U.N. official arrested
Nov 1 2006 10:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A senior United Nations official accused of using his influence to steer U.N. contracts worth more than $50 million in exchange for valuable real estate was arrested Wednesday on a bribery charge, prosecutors said.
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Reno fire suspect served time for murder
Nov 1 2006 9:19PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A woman who previously served prison time for second-degree murder was arrested Wednesday and accused of setting a blaze that killed six people and gutted much of a historic brick building in Reno's downtown casino district.
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Mom charged with killing kids years ago
Nov 1 2006 9:10PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After decades of not reporting it, a man told authorities his sister killed four of her babies between 1965 and 1970, authorities said.
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Mayor mulls canceling Halloween party
Nov 1 2006 8:56PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he was considering canceling the Castro district's annual Halloween festivities in the future after a shooting wounded nine people and left another person injured in the ensuing panic.
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Sex offenders caught in Halloween curfew
Nov 1 2006 8:52PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A statewide Halloween curfew for registered sex offenders netted nine arrests, a fraction of those under surveillance, a state parole spokesman said Wednesday.
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Feds probe 2 Newark airport incidents
Nov 1 2006 8:43PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal aviation officials on Wednesday investigated two recent mishaps at one of the nation's busiest airports after two airliners clipped wings on a taxiway and another jet landed in the wrong place.
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AWOL soldier who returned, flees again
Nov 1 2006 8:43PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A U.S. Army soldier who fled to Canada rather than return to Iraq has disappeared again, this time just a day after surrendering to the military.
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More experts for Sept. 11 remains search
Nov 1 2006 8:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city plans to hire several more forensic experts to help hunt for human remains around the World Trade Center site after a cache of bones, believed to be those of Sept. 11 victims, was found there last month, a deputy mayor said Wednesday.
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Stardust casino sees last roll of dice
Nov 1 2006 8:40PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Stardust, the neon-wrapped casino with a mobbed-up past whose 1,065 rooms once set the standard for size on the Las Vegas Strip, witnessed its last roll of the dice Wednesday.
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Police remove 7 kept in Pa. basement
Nov 1 2006 8:39PM (CT)
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Authorities acting on a tip removed five boys and two women _ most of them mentally handicapped _ from a basement where they had been held and placed them in protective custody, police said.
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Father convicted in genital mutilation
Nov 1 2006 8:37PM (CT)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - An Ethiopian immigrant was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first such criminal case in the United States.
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Texas executes man who shot witness
Nov 1 2006 8:36PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man convicted of collecting $200 to kill a teenager to keep him from testifying about a drive-by shooting was executed Wednesday.
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George McGovern's wife gets hospice care
Nov 1 2006 7:20PM (CT)
STEVENSVILLE, Mont. (AP) - Former Sen. George McGovern's wife is receiving hospice care at the couple's Montana home, McGovern said Wednesday.
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School hit by F-16 gets $500,000
Nov 1 2006 6:15PM (CT)
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (AP) - The Air Force will pay more than $500,000 to an Ocean County elementary school that was mistakenly shot by an F-16 on a training maneuver two years ago.
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Inmate costume causes N.Y. jail lockdown
Nov 1 2006 6:09PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A jail went into lockdown and recounted its prisoners on Halloween night after a former inmate was spotted trick-or-treating in his old orange prisoner's jumpsuit.
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New Orleans budget plan targets crime
Nov 1 2006 5:37PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin proposed a $405 million city budget Wednesday that would increase spending on crime fighting, parks and youth programs in the hurricane-battered city.
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Rights group sues immigration agency
Nov 1 2006 5:25PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A civil rights group sued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency Wednesday, claiming its agents had harassed five U.S. citizens of Mexican descent during raids targeting illegal immigrants in southeast Georgia.
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Kroll looking to sell international unit
Nov 1 2006 4:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Kroll, the risk consulting and technology division of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., is looking to sell a subsidiary that provides security services in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Army journal cites problems with Iraqis
Nov 1 2006 4:52PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Iraqi soldiers being trained by American military advisers go on rampages, flee from dangerous situations and waste ammunition in undisciplined bursts of fire at any provocation, according to an account in a U.S. Army journal.
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Fla. chief ousted over weight memo
Nov 1 2006 3:58PM (CT)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) - Police Chief Paul Goward was tired of looking around his department and seeing blubber hanging over the belts of some of his officers. So he sent out a memo exhorting the "jelly bellies" to shape up.
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PayPal building targeted in explosion
Nov 1 2006 3:05PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A Halloween night explosion shattered a window at a building housing offices for eBay's PayPal division, forcing the evacuation of dozens of employees.
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Rev. Al Sharpton calls on black churches
Nov 1 2006 2:55PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized the Christian right for focusing too much political discussion on abortion and same-sex marriage, and said black churches should turn attention to social justice issues like equal access to education and fighting poverty.
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Frat suspended over 'Hood' party
Nov 1 2006 2:50PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Johns Hopkins University has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity because of a "Halloween in the Hood" party that drew protests by black students.
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Extra treatment time for Foley
Nov 1 2006 2:41PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned over sexually explicit messages sent to male congressional pages, is remaining in treatment for alcoholism beyond his initial 30-day stay, his attorney said Wednesday.
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Fla. lawmaker quits after racial slur
Nov 1 2006 2:37PM (CT)
HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) - A state lawmaker under fire for leaving a message filled with obscenities and a racial slur on a colleague's voice mail resigned Wednesday from the Florida Legislature.
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Fla. lawmaker quits after racial slur
Nov 1 2006 2:37PM (CT)
HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) - A state lawmaker under fire for leaving a message filled with obscenities and a racial slur on a colleague's voice mail resigned Wednesday from the Florida Legislature.
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Vt. takes a new approach to elder care
Nov 1 2006 2:11PM (CT)
WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) - Ninety-three-year-old Florence "Tubby" Parsons has a lot going for her. She has her cat, Buddy, the plants in her one-bedroom apartment to tend to, and a weekly 25-cent poker game with neighbors.
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Comics bring laughs to U.S. troops
Nov 1 2006 2:04PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tom Irwin has done four tours in Iraq, where his job is to kill, but not to bomb. Irwin is a stand-up comic who has been entertaining the troops in dangerous places such as Mosul and Fallujah. His mission, as he sees it, is two-pronged: to keep America's soldiers laughing and to make folks back home aware that what the troops are doing is deadly serious business.
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Marine killing in Calif. combat training
Nov 1 2006 1:48PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine was fatally shot at Camp Pendleton during an urban combat training exercise, the U.S. Marine Corps said.
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5th firefighter dies from Calif. blaze
Nov 1 2006 1:41PM (CT)
BANNING, Calif. (AP) - A man arrested on charges of setting two wildfires this summer is also considered a person of interest in the Southern California mountain fire that claimed the lives of five firefighters.
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5th firefighter dies from Calif. blaze
Nov 1 2006 1:41PM (CT)
BANNING, Calif. (AP) - A man arrested on charges of setting two wildfires this summer is also considered a person of interest in the Southern California mountain fire that claimed the lives of five firefighters.
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5th firefighter dies from Calif. blaze
Nov 1 2006 1:41PM (CT)
BANNING, Calif. (AP) - A man arrested on charges of setting two wildfires this summer is also considered a person of interest in the Southern California mountain fire that claimed the lives of five firefighters.
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16 homes burn on Devil's Night in Mich.
Nov 1 2006 1:25PM (CT)
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Sixteen houses, most of them vacant, burned during a pre-Halloween arson spree on what is known as Devil's Night, officials said.
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Evacuee sentenced in FEMA apartment fire
Nov 1 2006 12:51PM (CT)
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A Hurricane Katrina evacuee convicted of setting fire to his government-funded apartment was sentenced to five years to life in prison.
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Boston tunnel design faulted in collapse
Nov 1 2006 12:40PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Federal inspectors have found that a Big Dig tunnel ceiling that collapsed in July and killed a motorist was designed with a smaller margin of safety than other tunnel ceilings in America, according to a report obtained by the Boston Globe.
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Federal judge blocks Pa. town crackdown
Nov 1 2006 12:39PM (CT)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the city of Hazleton from enforcing a pair of ordinances targeting illegal immigrants, just hours before the measures were to go into effect.
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Katrina ferry begins after Katrina
Nov 1 2006 12:07PM (CT)
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's battered Gulf Coast marked a milestone Wednesday with the launch of a free ferry service that temporarily replaces one of the bridges destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
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Alleged al-Qaida says he was tortured
Nov 1 2006 11:58AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla claims he was tortured during his 3 1/2 years in U.S. custody as an enemy combatant, including threats of execution and being forced stand for long periods.
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Siegelman juror denies illegal contact
Nov 1 2006 10:54AM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A juror who voted to convict former Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy on federal bribery charges testified at a hearing that he wasn't contacted by defense attorneys before he released sworn statements saying he had felt pressured to convict the men.
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N.Y. pols argue for business reforms
Nov 1 2006 9:27AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City could lose its position as the world's financial capital if steps aren't taken to reduce regulation and litigation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Charles Schumer wrote Wednesday in a call for business reforms.
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Ex-LAPD cop pleads no contest to perjury
Nov 1 2006 7:51AM (CT)
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - A disgraced former Los Angeles police officer who exposed a massive corruption scandal within his anti-gang unit seven years ago pleaded no contest to perjury.
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NYPD police horses at center of dispute
Nov 1 2006 6:30AM (CT)
OTISVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - For years, New York City Police Department horses done pounding the pavement have ambled away their retirement years on gentle grass here.
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5 hurt in shooting in New Orleans bar
Nov 1 2006 5:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the spirit of French Quarter laissez faire, the drinks were flowing again at a bar and pizza parlor where five people were wounded just hours before.
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Heckler subdued at George Allen event
Nov 1 2006 5:23AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A campaign appearance by Sen. George Allen turned physical when a liberal blogger was wrestled to the ground after heckling the senator about his divorce and court records.
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Calif. mayor defends office, dancing ban
Nov 1 2006 5:13AM (CT)
ORANGE COVE, Calif. (AP) - During the two decades that Victor Lopez has been mayor of this citrus growing town, one rule has remained unchanged: no dancing in taverns.
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DNA clears man of 1981 rape conviction
Nov 1 2006 3:33AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A decorated Vietnam veteran convicted of rape 25 years ago became a free man Tuesday after a judge ruled he probably wouldn't have been found guilty if DNA testing had been available.
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Traffic briefly blocked near White House
Nov 1 2006 12:51AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Traffic was blocked off several streets near the White House briefly Tuesday evening after a man outside the Treasury Department falsely claimed to be carrying an explosive, the Secret Service said.
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Kansas AG gets abortion clinic records
Nov 1 2006 12:31AM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The state attorney general said Tuesday night that his office has received the records of 90 patients from two abortion clinics and is reviewing them for possible crimes, the culmination of an effort that prompted concerns over patient privacy.
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Woman accused of duct-taping toddlers
Nov 1 2006 12:09AM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A woman accused of duct-taping her two children together and leaving them home alone has been charged with child abuse, the sheriff's office said.
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